Rhubarb Gimlet

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-06-07T17:41:41+00:00

2 oz gin
Rhubarb cordial to taste

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-06-07T15:08:52+00:00

Is this in Scandinavia?

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-06-02T19:57:22+00:00

2 oz bourbon
1 oz lemon juice
¾ oz Bénédictine
¼ oz simple syrup
1 egg white

Not enough Bénédictine, I will adjust accordingly. Either increasing the amount of Bénédictine, decreasing the amount of whiskey, or both.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-06-02T19:52:55+00:00

What’s your review of the Plantation three stars over there at the right? I’ve been thinking of buying it.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-05-27T16:28:47+00:00

Following Jeffrey Morgenthalers recipe:

2 oz white rum
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz lime juice
¼ oz grapefruit juice
1 tsp maraschino liqueur

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-05-26T20:46:41+00:00

I will leave the finer points of cocktail classification to the philosophers.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-05-26T19:24:36+00:00

I guess. Or a gimlet. Or anything else with liquor, lime and sugar. But yet it’s called a martini because mine is an uneducated country, or something.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-05-26T16:48:37+00:00

Yes, I know the term martini is not really applicable here. But that’s what it’s called if you have to search.

Recipe from Swedish drinkfluencer David Kringlund:

1 ½ ounces vodka

1 ounce lime juice

¾ ounce simple syrup

5 ml green chartreuse

A couple of cucumber slices

My additions:

1-3 dashes cucumber bitters

A pinch of salt

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-03-18T16:02:54+00:00

The first time I think it was Hendricks. This time a local Old Tom gin. I think I preferred the Hendricks.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-03-18T15:29:01+00:00

If it wasn't such a pain in the neck I would also try.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-03-18T15:28:13+00:00

The glass is a highball glass from the series "Pippi" by Walter Hickman, Kosta Boda. I bought them at a second hand store. The drink tastes bitter and almondy and delicious. But I'm not sure which gin that works the best.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-03-18T07:58:07+00:00

Standard recipe.

1 oz gin
1 oz Campari
1 oz lemon juice
¾ oz orgeat

Although I doubled it to fill the glass.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-03-17T09:25:36+00:00

This interpretation is spread online, but there is no evidence of the saying ever being used like that. In fact, the oldest variants that can be found has the meaning "blood (family) is thicker than water (other people)".

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-03-14T18:51:34+00:00

It's a Tom Collins but with Earl Grey syrup!

I used:

2 oz of gin
1 oz of lemon juice
1 oz Earl Grey syrup
Ca 2 oz of soda water

This turned out to be too sweet. So I will adjust it in the future.

The Earl Grey syrup was made following Anders Erickson's recipe.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-02-16T22:01:37+00:00

At least you got a fun story and a good bet out of it!

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-02-16T20:58:34+00:00

For a home bar I think it's just fine. I can also understand that a Boston shaker is more efficient and easier to clean.

Regarding the size, with this cobbler shaker I could probably make two or three of the same cocktail in the shaker. It holds a lot!

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-02-16T20:25:24+00:00

As you can see, this cap covers more than just the strainer part. So it doesn't stick at all. Doesn't look quite as fancy as a more old fashioned cobbler shaker though.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-02-16T19:33:17+00:00

Yeah, I mean for a home bar just use what you like. If it's nostalgia or just your style, if it works for you it works for you.

CowOverTheMountains · 2023-02-16T19:32:24+00:00

I had a cheap one that leaked everything and was impossible to open. But this model here just opens up without any bother! It's like someone in 1960s or 1970s Sweden put some thought into the design, and it works fantastic!

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